Fergus County argus., 1887-01-27
4 SILLY olNl.


I, one of the anarchists convicted q
- murder and conspiracy in connection
'r with the lIaymarket massacre, will b
,e married in Jail next Tuesday to Mis-
m Nina Clarke VanZandt. The prospect
i've bride of the condemned anarchist
Is the daughter of JAS. vanZandt, ,
l. well-tO-dO chemist of this city. BOtI
/, he and Spies confirmed the statemen
+. as given above. As related by Spi,
tonight the circumstances are as fol
L lows: During the last days of TIN
u trial Miss NanZandt became a regula,
visitor i'm court. She was nOticeabl,
on account of her fine form and fasl,
iOnable style of dress. After the con
cliisiOn of the trial she visited the mi
y and was introduced to Spies. The,
became interested in each other and
:. 'te'ided to marry. VanZandt said to-
night that his daughter, though of a
, gentle. loving nature, could be firm
!, upon occasion. When he learned Ol
her intentions he dsritletl not to or.
pose her. He believed that it would
be useless, besides an investigation as
s,ired him that Spies life aside from,
his connection with socialism had
been admirable. Miss van.andt is n
member of the Seventh Presbyterian
church, and Judge Garry being an at
tendant at that church. invited her
among other members to occupy n
seat on the bench during the trial.
vanZandt said that his daughter is
the heiress of an aunt in Pittsburp,
whose estate is valued at $500. 900.
PIrrsRrRG, Jan. I7.-l'pon the receipt Of
the Associate Prers dispatches from Chi.
cago stating that Mrs. John Arthurs, the
.lpn mt s~e
sraphed from this city to Marriage Clerk
Scesur forbidding him tn issue license for
the marriage Of the young lady to Spies.
the anarchist, a Commercial Ga xette re-.
porter called upon the lady at her resi-
dence. Oakland, to ascertain the attitude
oI Mrs. NanZandts = friends in regard to her
course II conduct. Mrs. Arthur seemed
heartbrokeD. To the reporter she said: !
II spent nearly the entire Sabbath on NV |
Knees In prayer for that infatuated girl |
and when opened the paper this morning |
and saw that Mr.. Eugene II. Scegur the
ch'cago marriage license clerk, had refused /
the license 40 that she could not marry, |
thanked God for what seemed direct nm
swer to my prayer. and the next thing 1
did was to send a telegram to Mr.. Seevur
thanking him for his manliness and cour.
age in daring to rfnse the license. The
first intimation which the relatives had of
the existing state Of affairs was the an.
nouncements made in the pape Satur-
day last. The shock to Mrs. Arthurs and
her distinguished father and mother can bt.
readily imagined, especially as Miss VAN
Zandt's mother who 10 the only sister Of
Mrs % Arset"rs had been Visiting her parents
ana sistg just two weeks previous and
with the Exception Of jokingly remarkinr
that Nina expected to marry some nice
young man in the spring had made n.,thjne
known and had not given the slirhtrsf
mint IN the true direction. On reading the
news, a,., SO great wa. the presentation Of Mrs.
Mrs, Arthurs was Obliged to write 10 the
vanZandt family. \ letter was mailed by
10 o'clock Saturday morning, in,plorinv
them to prevent the wedding. This was
closely followed by another. and the Van.
la'ndt hmiIy were informed tina & henceforth
lney were not to be considered in the light
oi reiative". Every connection, socially
and financially. was dissolved forever, and
Mis-: Nina utterly disinherited. '.Shc will
receive no more than our dog lying there
Dn the rug. Every dollar will he be.
iueatheti to charitable purposes. said
YRS. Arthurs, as she wiped the tears from
'eivei from Mrs. vanZandt from Chicago.
written before the receipt Of those sent
rom I'ittsburg, in which she insorms her
elations Of Nina's approaching marriage
I" Spies. the anarchist, and invites them
o be present at the ceremony, which 10 to
'hicago, adding also that she and Mr..
could find no fault in the man
md had given their full conseut to tho
nptials, and that she hoped that the
here would not worry themselycs.
This letter." continued Mrs. Arthurs.
when shows Nina's parents to he as
ighly blamable rs Nina hcrsclf, and only
'ade father and all Of US more firm in the
etermination to dsOwn the iamilv.,'
CHICAGO, Jan. 1.-THE interview with
IRE. Arthurs teleRraphed from Pittsburr.
her and telling of the prostra.
ON ol her grandfather. was read by Miss
anZandt this evening. The young Iady
shibited considerable passion. II con-
der ~ an unwarrantable outrage. There
NV. ] consider that message an uuwar
lntabe interference" she repeated. land
will not deter me in the least" Clerk
'egur, who refused to issue the marriage
'ense. said he thought Miss VanZandt
NJ the victim Of the rrady wit uf Suies
I'd his counsel; that Miss vnnZandt did
1t love Spies, nor Spies her, but that thc
nj affinity is between Miss vanZandt who
IL nine dogs and sMrs. Capt. Black who
~ sixty dogs. He thought the object Of
am was to create sympathy for Spies and
"voke the clemency Of the governor.
erk Seegur said he should 60 to VanZandt
ID represent the matter to him in this -
mt. spies, in thus dragging down to hia
"a d'.erace an innocent girl, showed him. -
U lacking in all instincts Of honor and
anhoOd.
HlcAGo. Jan. 1S.-In an interview To
INT on the subject Of the approachiny
'rriagc of anarchist Spies and Miss Van.
ndt, Sheriff Watson said: II have the
b'trary right to prevent the marriage.
custodian Of the jail and prisoners /
We the right to exclude visitors when /
that visit from them should not be
owed. Should the marriage actually
&c place It will be a marriage in name
y SO long as Spies 10 in my custody"
Vhcn the license had been procured to-
Capt. Black called upon the sheriff Tor
mission to use the insane court room
the ceremony. The sheriff said Spies
I'D not te allowed to go out of the ial. Is
, sheriff said the public looked upon the
posed marriage AS a disgracrful affair
that the clamOr against IL would I'm.
Use. The sheriff would not saw nosi.
~ what he would do In the case II Mrs
'Zandt appear red Mt Spies cell on,Tburs.
to he married. He was in homes shc
Id come to her senses lpelor~ that time